JEJU, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Five Asiatic black bears, previously bred for commercial purposes, will be transferred to a park on Jeju Island. The Jeju Provincial Government said on Wednesday that it will soon begin taking care of five Asiatic black bears at the Jeju Nature Park in the city of Seogwipo. The bears [...]

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Last May, a male Asiatic black bear was discovered deep in the forest of Russia’s eastern region of Khabarovsk. The bear’s parents were nowhere to be found. Dubbed the “orphan bear,” the animal was sent to an animal shelter to prevent poachers from getting to the bear first. Known [...]

SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The director general of the Korea Bear Breeding Cooperative Association was fined for extracting bile from Asiatic black bears without having the authority to do, selling the substance to producers of cosmetics products. The Supreme Court revealed Sunday that it confirmed the original verdict of 1 million one in [...]

SEJONG, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The paradigm to restore the population of the endangered Asiatic black bear (also known as the Asian black bear) is to shift from merely being population-centric to a system that focuses on expanding the habitat of the rare species. The revised model will enable bears to better coexist with [...]

SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – To raise awareness about endangered animals threatened with extinction in Korea, and promote the value of our environment, the Korean government and a mobile messenger provider will distribute emoticons featuring the animals. The Ministry of Environment and Daum Kakao, the operator of mobile messenger app KakaoTalk, announced on April 2 [...]